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-A '''bachelor's degree''' is the [[certificate]] given to a [[university]] student after he or she has succeeded in an end of course examination. In [[England]] and [[Wales]] the degree requires three years of study; in [[North America]] and some other countries four years are required.
+A '''bachelor's degree''' (from [[Middle Latin]] ''baccalaureus'') or '''baccalaureate''' (from [[New Latin|Modern Latin]] ''baccalaureatus'') is an [[Undergraduate degree|undergraduate]] [[academic degree]] awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years (depending on institution and [[academic discipline]]). The two most common bachelor's degrees are the [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) and the [[Bachelor of Science]] (BS or BSc). In some institutions and educational systems, certain bachelor's degrees can only be taken as [[Graduate school|graduate]] or [[postgraduate education]]s after a first degree has been completed, although more commonly the successful completion of a bachelor's degree is a prerequisite for further courses such as a [[Master's degree|master's]] or a [[doctorate]].
-In many countries there are other qualifications after school attendance is ended. Most of these are below degree level, and based on practical skills, but details vary according to the country.
+In countries with qualifications frameworks, bachelor's degrees are normally one of the major levels in the framework (sometimes two levels where non-honours and honours bachelor's degrees are considered separately). However, some qualifications titled bachelor's degree may be at other levels (e.g., [[MBBS]]) and some qualifications with non-bachelor's titles may be classified as bachelor's degrees (e.g. the [[Scottish MA]] and Canadian [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]]).
-In the British tradition there is a distinction between general degrees, and honour degrees or special degrees. In [[Scotland]], for example, a general degree takes three years, while an honours degree takes four years.
+The term ''[[bachelor]]'' in the 12th century referred to a [[knight bachelor]], who was too young or poor to gather [[vassal]]s [[Knight banneret|under his own banner]]. By the end of the 13th century, it was also used by junior members of [[guild]]s or universities. By [[folk etymology]] or wordplay, the word ''baccalaureus'' came to be associated with ''bacca lauri'' ("laurel berry") in reference to [[laurels]] being awarded for academic success or honours.<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=baccalaureate&allowed_in_frame=0 Baccalaureate] from the Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com). Retrieved 21 December 2011.</ref>
-The content of a bachelor's degree varies according to the Faculty, the part of the University which does the teaching. In a Faculty of Arts or Humanities a student studies for the [[Bachelor of Arts]]. Other traditional Faculties are those of Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and so on. Honours degrees are always labelled by their content, so BSc is a [[Bachelor of Science]], BA a Bachelor of Arts, and so on. [[Medical degree]]s are labelled variously. [[London University]] awards MB, ChB (bachelor of medicine and surgery) as the basic degree; [[Edinburgh University]] awards the [[MD]] as the basic qualification.
+Under the [[Universities in the United Kingdom|British system]], and those influenced by it, undergraduate academic degrees are differentiated between ''[[honours degree]]s'' (sometimes denoted by the addition of "(Hons)" after the degree abbreviation) and non-honours degrees (known variously as ''pass degrees'', ''ordinary degrees'' or ''general degrees'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Publications/Documents/Burgess_final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716233510/http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Publications/Documents/Burgess_final.pdf|archive-date=16 July 2011|title=Beyond the honours degree classification, The Burgess Group final report|date= October 2007|publisher=[[Universities UK]]|access-date=4 December 2010}}</ref> An honours degree generally requires a higher academic standard than a pass degree, and in some systems an additional year of study beyond the non-honours bachelor's. Some countries, such as [[Tertiary education in Australia|Australia]], New Zealand and Canada, have a [[postgraduate education|postgraduate]] "bachelor with honours" degree. This may be taken as a consecutive academic degree, continuing on from the completion of a bachelor's degree program in the same field, or as part of an integrated honours program. Programs like these typically require completion of a full-year long research thesis project.
-Higher degrees than the bachelor are possible. Again, regulations vary, but often the next two steps are usually the [[Master's degree]] and the [[PhD]] degree.
+== References ==
-[[Category:Academic degrees]]